Brandeis University’s graduation hit another speed bump this week, as recently dismissed New York Times (NYT) editor Jill Abramson decided against receiving an honorary degree from the school.

NYT publisher Author Sulzberger Jr. announced Abramson’s dismissal Wednesday. Abramson since told the university she wouldn’t be attending commencement this Sunday.

“We are obviously very disappointed that she couldn’t come, but we’re hopeful to be able to honor her on campus in the future,” Brandeis spokeswoman Ellen de Graffenreid said Friday.

Abramson, who held the title of executive editor at one of the world’s most influential newspapers, is the second prominent individual who was scheduled to receive an honorary degree, but now will not.

Last month, Brandeis University succumbed to mounting criticism and rescinded its offer to award an honorary degree to women’s rights advocate Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who’s been fiercely critical of Islam, calling it “a destructive, nihilistic cult of death.”

Since her firing, reports suggest Abramson could have been removed because she challenged her employer to the fact that her pay and benefits were less than her male predecessor. De Graffenreid didn’t know exactly what Abramson gave as a reason for not coming, but did say, “Obviously, there are a lot of things going on in her life."

Besides receiving an honorary degree, Abramson was scheduled to give remarks at Brandeis’ Heller School for Social Policy and Management’s graduation ceremony, taking place immediately prior to the full-school commencement.

Dean of the Heller School Lisa Lynch told her students yesterday that Abramson wouldn’t attend.

“Due to personal reasons Jill Abramson, who had been scheduled to give remarks at our Heller ceremony on Saturday, will not be attending,” Lynch wrote in an email. “While we will miss her presence, it is a well known fact that the highlight of our event is always the student speakers.”

Brandeis University will hold its 63rd commencement this Sunday with more than 1,600 undergraduate, master’s and doctorate’s degrees expected to be awarded, according to Brandeis’ website.